YAS called CRO to a visitor (f, 25) with an ankle injury, passing on the co-ordinates provided by the caller. The YAS road ambulance and the CRO duty controller went to the site indicated, near Twisleton Dale House, but could find no-one and the caller’s phone was out of contact. As they searched, YAS control received a call from a different mobile phone, saying that the injured person was near…
Do you recognise her? We don’t usually post photographs which would identify people, but this is from a camera found when members did the Extreme Litter Pick at the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, a few weeks ago. The camera was ruined (filled with grit, mud and water) but we recovered the SD card and would like to return it. The photos were all taken on 5th June 2021. If you recognise…
YAS asked for CRO’s assistance when a visitor (m, 64) was suspected of having a stroke, then fell over the low wall by the path approaching Gordale Scar. Team members had just set off when they were stood down, with YAS believing there was vehicular access. The decision was soon reversed, but as the first member arrived on scene she discovered that members of the public were helping paramedics to…
Having experienced inclement weather on the summit of Ingleborough, a walker (m, 26) began to descend the stone-stepped path from Little Ingleborough towards Gaping Gill, but turned an ankle, not far below the ridge. He was in considerable pain and could not stand, when a party* of three other walkers came across him. One of the party called for help, giving a description and a grid reference, then stayed with…
